Google Search Console Protection Situation Redirect Error Mass Emails

Over the previous 24 hours or so, Google has despatched me dozens of notices from websites I’ve verified Google Search Console properties with. The notices say “New Protection challenge detected” and the particular error is a “redirect error.” Google stated it’s trying into why all these notices went out.

Right here is one I obtained for my company website, however I obtained tons, it reads:

Protection points detected on rustybrick.com

To the proprietor of rustybrick.com:

Search Console has recognized that your website is affected by 1 Protection points:

Prime Errors

Errors can stop your web page or characteristic from showing in Search outcomes. The next errors had been discovered in your website:

Redirect error

We advocate that you just repair these points when potential to allow one of the best expertise and protection in Google Search.

Here’s a screenshot (click on to enlarge):

While you click on on the repair it hyperlink, you’re taken to the Protection report drilled down into the Redirect error statuses. Here’s a screenshot of that:

Google is trying into the problem however Daniel Waisberg and John Mueller of Google stated “We’re trying into this…”

Listed below are some of us tweeting about this with extra:

Heads-up, I am seeing an enormous spike in redirect errors throughout websites within the Protection reporting. These redirects seems to be high quality when analyzing them… Additionally, that coincides w/a crawl stats error for “Server Connectivity” throughout these websites impacted. I feel Googlebot had an excessive amount of eggnog 🙂 pic.twitter.com/PGY0EkLAcv

— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) December 12, 2021

Similar over right here: https://t.co/bMcxV3fKOX

— Alexander Außermayr (@aussermayr) December 12, 2021

There are tons of SEOs involved about this however the excellent news, it’s tremendous extensive unfold so it’s seemingly a difficulty on Google’s finish.

Right here is how Daniel and John replied:

We’re trying into this…

— Daniel Waisberg (@danielwaisberg) December 12, 2021

We’re trying into it. pic.twitter.com/F8gGKktRzc

— 🧀 John 🧀 (@JohnMu) December 12, 2021

Discussion board dialogue at Twitter.